Tonito Akanni Willett (born 6 February 1983) is a West Indian

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er who played for the

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. He is the son of Elquemedo Willett, brother of Akito Willett and the cousin of Stuart Williams. He is a right handed

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and bowls at a right-arm

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pace.

Playing career

Willett was a member of the

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in 2001 and was included in the squad for the

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, where he played alongside future

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cricket stars

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and

Ravi Rampaul Ravindranath Rampaul (born 15 October 1984) is a former Trinidadian cricketer who plays as a pace bowler. He's played for the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago and IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rampaul has also featured for CPL outfits ...

. He made his first-class debut during the

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for the West Indies B cricket team. His first appearance for the

first class team came in the same competition one year later against the

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. Willett also played domestic one day cricket for the Rest of Leeward Islands in the 2001–02 Red Stripe Bowl. Willett also competes for his home island of

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in both the LICA three day and one day competitions. He was a part of the

t20 team that competed at the 2006 and 2007/08

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tournaments.

References

1983 births Living people Leeward Islands cricketers Nevis representative cricketers Nevisian cricketers West Indies B cricketers Saint Lucia Kings cricketers {{SaintKittsNevis-cricket-bio-stub